Not quite a sunrise

I don't have much choice today. I managed a couple of quick shots first thing this morning, and since then have been busy tidying our section where once stood our rental property, a casualty of the earthquakes. We're not intending doing anything with it at the moment, but unattended plots tend to grow weeds, and a remaining boundary hedge needed a trim. We got a lot done during the day. A chain saw, decent hedge trimmers and a heavy duty weed strimmer (that we need for our own large garden) come in handy. We also did a bit of weed spraying. It's been a brilliant day, great to have a good excuse to be working outside.

So this group of trees, which we pass most mornings on our walk up the hill, features in many of my photographs. At least there was a thin streak of colour this morning, and some interesting, if subtle, shades in the darker clouds.